Songwriter Merle Travis Some people say man is made out of mud A poor mans made out of muscle and blood Muscle and blood and skin and bone A mind thats a-weak and a back thats strong You load sixteen tons and what do you get Another day older and deeper in debt Saint Peter dont you call me cause I cant go I owe my soul to the company store I was born one mornin when the sun didnt shine I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal And the store-boss said the Well-a bless my soul You load sixteen tons and what do you get Another day older and deeper in debt Saint Peter dont you call me cause I cant go I owe my soul to the company store I was born one mornin, it was drizzlin rain Fightin and trouble are my middle name I was raised in the cane-brake by an old mama lion Caint no a high-tone woman make me walk the line You load sixteen tons and what do you get Another day older and deeper in debt Saint Peter dont you call me cause I cant go I owe my soul to the company store If you see me comin, better step aside A lot of men didnt and a lot of men died One fist of iron, the other of steel If the right one dont git ya, then the left one will You load sixteen tons and what do you get Another day older and deeper in debt Saint Peter dont you call me cause I cant go I owe my soul to the company store
Posted on: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 14:38:50 +0000
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